Markdown to HTML Converter (java, written by Gemini Code Assist)

Gemini Code Assist wrote this java project from the task below. It does not run on a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine as written.

Task given to the agent:

TASK: Markdown to HTML Converter

Write a program that converts Markdown documents to HTML with support for GitHub Flavored Markdown extensions, syntax highlighting of code blocks, table of contents generation, and custom CSS styling.

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Accept a Markdown file path as a command-line argument
- Support standard Markdown: headings (h1-h6), bold, italic, strikethrough, links, images, blockquotes, ordered and unordered lists, horizontal rules, inline code, and code blocks
- Support GitHub Flavored Markdown extensions: tables, task lists (checkboxes), fenced code blocks with language identifiers, autolinks, and footnotes
- Apply syntax highlighting to fenced code blocks based on the specified language (support at least: python, javascript, java, c++, html, css, json, bash)
- Generate a table of contents from headings via --toc flag, inserted at the top of the document with anchor links
- Support custom CSS styling via --css flag (path to a CSS file to embed or link in the output)
- Support wrapping the output in a complete HTML document (with DOCTYPE, head, body) via --full-page flag, or outputting just the HTML fragment (default)
- Support automatic heading ID generation for anchor links based on heading text
- Support converting multiple Markdown files via --batch flag, with optional --index flag to generate an index page linking all converted files
- Print the HTML output to console by default
- Save the HTML to a file via --output flag (default: same base name with .html extension)
- If no input file is given, generate a sample Markdown document demonstrating all supported features (headings, lists, code blocks, tables, images, links, task lists, footnotes), convert it, and save both the Markdown source and HTML output
- Handle errors: invalid Markdown syntax (graceful degradation), missing linked files, and encoding issues

Create a complete Java project for a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine with only JDK 17+ installed. Include:
- Source code
- pom.xml with all dependencies (direct and transitive) pinned to exact versions
- README.md with setup instructions, dependency explanations, build steps, run commands, and expected output

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <groupId>com.conv</groupId>
    <artifactId>md-converter</artifactId>
    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

    <properties>
        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    </properties>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.vladsch.flexmark</groupId>
            <artifactId>flexmark-all</artifactId>
            <version>0.64.8</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.5.1</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <phase>package</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>shade</goal>
                        </goals>
                        <configuration>
                            <transformers>
                                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer">
                                    <mainClass>com.conv.MarkdownConverter</mainClass>
                                </transformer>
                            </transformers>
                        </configuration>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
</project>

# Markdown to HTML Converter (Java)

A tool for converting Markdown to HTML using the Flexmark library.

## Setup Instructions

1. Ensure JDK 17+ and Maven are installed.
2. Build the project:
   ```bash
   mvn clean package
   ```

## Run Commands

- **Convert File**:
  ```bash
  java -jar target/md-converter-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar report.md
  ```

package com.conv;

import com.vladsch.flexmark.html.HtmlRenderer;
import com.vladsch.flexmark.parser.Parser;
import com.vladsch.flexmark.util.data.MutableDataSet;
import com.vladsch.flexmark.ext.tables.TablesExtension;
import com.vladsch.flexmark.util.ast.Node;

import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class MarkdownConverter {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        if (args.length < 1) {
            System.out.println("Usage: java -jar converter.jar <input_md>");
            return;
        }

        String inputPath = args[0];
        try {
            String content = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(inputPath)));

            MutableDataSet options = new MutableDataSet();
            options.set(Parser.EXTENSIONS, Arrays.asList(TablesExtension.create()));

            Parser parser = Parser.builder(options).build();
            HtmlRenderer renderer = HtmlRenderer.builder(options).build();

            Node document = parser.parse(content);
            String html = renderer.render(document);

            // Wrap in basic HTML structure
            String fullHtml = "<html><body>" + html + "</body></html>";

            String outputPath = inputPath.replaceAll("\.md$", ".html");
            Files.write(Paths.get(outputPath), fullHtml.getBytes());
            
            System.out.println("Converted " + inputPath + " to " + outputPath);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}